Tuamotu Archipelago Travel Guide
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Tuamotu means "islands on the ocean's back," and some romantic observers liken them to the backs of surfacing whales. Each is comprised of hundreds of little motu (islets), which are clumps of coral, sand, and limestone strung together to form circular or rectangular shapes of white enclosing blue lagoons. Fringed by white beaches and sprouting lush green coconut groves, the motu are the reality of most people's South Seas paradise dreams.
Tuamotu Archipelago Hotels
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Tuamotu Archipelago Restaurants
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Things To Do in Tuamotu Archipelago
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Travel Deals in Tuamotu Archipelago
- $2415 & up -- Tahiti: Moorea 7-Night Vacations w/Air from LA Pleasant Holidays
- $2935 & up -- Tahiti Bora Bora 7-Nt. Escapes w/Air from LA — $2,935 Pleasant Holidays
- $2415 & up -- Tahiti Weeklong Escapes w/Air from LA — $2,415 Pleasant Holidays
Tuamotu Archipelago Experiences
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Divers' dream. Rangiroa's Tiputa Pass and Fakarava's Garuae Pass are teeming with "big fauna" as they say in diving circles. Would the "shark... Read more
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TAHITI 2013
In April, 2013, we traveled to Tahiti where we stayed on the islands of Moorea and Tahiti prior to boarding an Oceania cruise that sailed through French Polynesia and the Society Islands. Read more -
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Hi Everyone,
Just a note to you happy travellers that Tony Mowbray and his boat “Commitment” have popped up again at Tahiti. Read more
